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Dissertations from 1981
Education of Tibetan refugees : characteristics and conditions of learning environments in selected Tibetan schools in India., Tenzing Chhodak, Education
The relationships between vegetative and reproductive growth in pepper., William Montgomery Clapham, Plant and Soil Sciences
Educational leadership : a field test of Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory., Newton Arthur Clark, Education
The effectiveness of special service programs on the academic performance of minority students in higher education : a longitudinal study., Pearl Leanna Clay, Education
The Potosi Mita under Hapsburg administration : the seventeenth century., Jeffrey A. Cole, History
A conceptual analysis of an alternative methodological framework for mental health treatment in the African American community., Benson George Cooke, Education
Weeping as social interaction : the interpersonal logic of the moist eye., Randolph R. Cornelius, Psychology
Black music : three instructional modules and resource materials for urban education., Clyde Criner, Education
The acquisition and generalization of matching., Michael Anderson Crowley, Psychology
Development and validation of an instrument to measure future activism., Duane Dale, Education
Synthesis and characterization of homopolymers and copolymers of 2,6-Diarylphenols., David Eric Dana, Polymer Science and Engineering
Organizational structure and social atmosphere impact on psychiatric ward treatment effectiveness., Peter Joseph DaSilva, Education
The effect of host health on mosquito engorgement success and its possible importance in disease transmission., Jonathan Fielding Day, Entomology
The development of the voluntary educational collaborative in Massachusetts., Peter Francis Demers, Education
Psychological study of the impact of systematic training for effective parenting groups upon children's behavior, achievement and self- ratings at home and at school., Polly Robinson De Sherbinin, Education
Alternative information representation : a graphic approach., Edwin Andrew Doty, Business Administration
A case study of the contributions of the special commission on the reorganization of higher education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, November 14, 1979 to June, 1980., James Joseph Dowd, Education
The temporal organization of limb movements in the human infant., John Myron Dowd, Psychology
The effects of a pre-retirement preparation program for elderly employees forced to retire., Cynthia Elaine Dozier, Psychology
An analysis of staff and parent attitudes and understanding relative to mainstreaming in the Pittsfield, Massachusetts public school system., Howard J. Eberwein, Education
A historical study of the relationship between the philosophy of John Dewey and the early progressive colleges : an investigation of the role of science., Janice Crafts Eldridge, Education
School-based staff development : collaborative planning & preparation for change., Jeanette P. Esposito, Education
A study using Flanders interaction analysis to determine teacher-student communication patterns in selected urban elementary school physical education classes., James Benjamin Ewers, Education
Boys' understanding of television and real-life models., David E. Fernie, Education
Generativity and stuckness in mid-level faculty members in the Massachusetts system of community colleges., Helen Palmer Long Field, Education
Merchant, revolutionary, and statesman : a re-appraisal of the life and public services of John Hancock, 1737-1793., Robert Z. Finkelstein, History
The validation of criterion-referenced tests : concepts and methods., Ann Roney Fitzpatrick, Education
A study and comparison of the Pathfinder Regional Vocation Technical High School climate with the 1977 school climate study conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Education., Michael Francis Fitzpatrick, Education
The prediction of junior high school reading competency from elementary school performance., Geraldine E. Fraser, Education
College student conceptions of electric circuits., Norman H. Fredette, Education
The employment and utilization of generic special teachers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts., Kennett F. Fussell, Education
Community mental health centers and the problems of self-sufficiency : an application of theories of organizational adaptation to the environment., Joseph P. Gabbert, Psychology
Urban school politics : a descriptive analysis of the political work environment as perceived by four urban school superintendents., Sally Ann LaPoint Gabriel, Education
Intercultural perspectives in music appreciation : a survey of five-college textbooks., Beverly Holmes Gartin, Education
An inquiry into the match between task and learner in a program for fully employed adults., David Bruce Gillespie, Education
Child sexual abuse : observations within a child psychiatric clinic., Denise Godfrey-Pinn, Psychology
Meta-evaluation of selected bilingual education projects., Norman Charles Gold, Education
Identification and treatment of Piaget's cognitive levels in a community college population., Helen Wade Goolishian, Education
The role of the liver and gastrointestinal tract in feeding stimulated after recovery from acute glucoprivation., James Gerard Granneman, Psychology
An exploratory study of the effectiveness of the affective-based creative arts curriculum., Linda Edwards Greene, Education
An analysis of the relationship between parenting and teaching attitudes of paraprofessional teacher-aides in selected Head Start programs., Ruth Bass Green, Education
Liberal learning in American higher education., Kevin F. Grennan, Education
Institutional determinants of equality and parity in the academic marketplace for black men and black women administrators., Thelma Olivia Griffith-Johnson, Education
A contingency approach to the study of the implementation of management information systems., Maurice Halladay, Business Administration
Language and identity in a cross-cultural context : an exploratory study., Isabella Halsted, Education
Counseling the abstaining alcoholic., Charles Travers Harrell, Education
The role of a professional head of residence : a comparison of perceptions., Marjorie R. Harrison, Education
Black perceptions of components of a vocational education teacher training program., Lloyd M. Harte, Education
Preschoolers' understanding of and social behavior to handicapped classmates., D. Fleet Hill, Education
An organizational analysis of an adolescent substance abuse treatment program: a case study., Raymond L. Hilton, Education
Development and first field test of the general welfare methodology., William Alan Hodson, Education
A faculty perspective of the role of the community college in Massachusetts public higher education., Theresa Davio Howard, Education
The identification, description and analysis of competencies focused on conflict management in a human services organization : an exploratory study., Joseph Littleton Howell, Education
The preparation of bilingual vocational instructors : a strategic analysis., Alan Frank Hurwitz, Education
The fit of empirical data to two latent trait models., Leah R. Hutten, Education
The education and training of human service workers : an analysis of a national system., Vernon R. James, Education
A comparison of conflict avoidance in families containing obese girls with families containing non obese girls., Nancy Gries Janus, Education
A learning procedure that increases self-esteem and black identity development in black college students., Frederick C. Jefferson, Education
Processes of Asian American identity development : a study of Japanese American women's perceptions of their struggle to achieve positive identities as Americans of Asian ancestry., Jean Kim, Education
Psychotherapy supervision : some perceived influences on supervision experiences., Sarah Bishop Kinder, Psychology
The effects on children's (K-6) test anxiety, attention span, oral reading rate and school grades of a short term, individual technique in self correction psychotherapy utilizing parents as monitors., Robert D. Kirk, Education
The activity of young children : a comparison of the ideas of Montessori and Piaget., David S. Kuschner, Education
The effects of life styles on non-participation in school lunch., Frank P. Lattuca, Education
Efficiency measurement in the regulated sector : an empirical study of the Massachusetts electric utility industry employing the Williamson Expense Preference Theory in a pooled regression model., William C. Lawler, Business Administration
Democratic education as the basis for multicultural acceptance : a case study of a classroom of five-year olds., Joan Lester, Education
Teachers' academic and psycho-social expectations for children from single-parent families., Elinor Reah Levine, Education
The reconstruction of special education from a social developmental perspective., Joel Bennett Levine, Education
A cross-cultural study of identity : toward a definition of Africanity., Herman Henderson Lewis, Psychology
The development of a program improvement model for teaching composition at the eighth-grade intervention level., Marilyn Hunt Lewis, Education
Multiple assessment of a workshop program for siblings of handicapped children., Debra J. Lobato, Psychology
The effects of reasoning workshops on the teaching strategies of secondary science teachers., Anne S. Lombard, Education
Group counseling Chicana troubled youth: an explanatory group counseling project., Mariaelena López Ochoa, Education
Perceived structure and the maintenance of attention., Elizabeth Pugzles Lorch, Psychology
Cognitive construals of success and failure as a function of level of self-esteem and level of defensiveness., Jean Patrice Losco, Psychology
Collaboration in work settings., Elizabeth Lee Loughran, Education
The symptom : a positive perspective., Jeffrey L. Lukens, Psychology
Abortion politics and family life : an interpretation., Patricia Coen Lynch, Political Science
Self-perceived human and social service needs of Hampshire County, Massachusetts' low income population., Lawrence J. Magid, Education
The psychological sense of community and the small college campus : a community psychology perspective on the role of the dean of students., Joseph Ivan Mandell, Education
Learning through pictures : a study of cultural and cognitive aspects of visual images., James William Mangan, Education
The effect of client choice of therapist on therapy outcome., Robert James Manthei, Education
A nuclear war-fighting strategy for the United States., William C. Martel, Political Science
Women job seekers in Bauchi State, Nigeria : policy options for employment and training., Carol Melvina Martin, Education
Political culture and political development : an analysis of the institution building process in Iran., Ali Asghar Masalehdan, Political Science
Developing and implementing a multicultural U.S. history course : a case study of a suburban high school., Tsukasa Matsueda, Education
Autoshaping and negative automaintenance in the blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata), robin (Turdus migratorius) and starling (Sturnus vulgaris)., John Eugene Mauldin, Psychology
Outreach family therapy in human service networks : rationale and case study., Maureen M. McAndrews, Psychology
The role of the college president in senior management evaluation systems., James J. McCarthy, Education
A regional study of superintendents' and Title IX coordinators' feminist/political perspectives and the status of Title IX implementation intheir districts., Susan M. McCarthy-Miller, Education
An examination of the use of simultaneous structures in work units., Edward Francis McDonough, Business Administration
A study of the effect of the presence of social responsibility information in the investment decision of the individual investor in corporate stocks., Frances Ellen McKay, Business Administration
Design and implementation of objectives-based programs : a model and partial validation., Matthew M. Melillo, Education
Chromatic Methods for the Analysis of the Kynurenine Metabolites of Trytophan, Mary Elizabeth Merritt, Chemistry
Logico-perceptual and language prerequisites for beginning reading., Cynthia Miller-Jones, Education
The Newark Boys Chorus School: an organizational development case study., Roger David Mitchell, Education
Thermodynamics of plasticization in network polymer-diluent systems., Peter Moy, Polymer Science and Engineering
Factors affecting the implementation of secondary school science curricula programs in Kenya., Ephantus Mwiandi Mugiri, Education
Differential market reaction to selected accounting changes., Dennis F. Murray, Business Administration
Faculty and student attitudes toward grading practices at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst., John R. Murray, Education
Parent participation in the educational process: a study of the attitudes of parents and educators of children with special needs., Barbara Stein Nagler, Education